Brembo Disks and Pads?

[YAN-3]

Hello I havnt done this yet so i was wondering how hard is it to do brakes on our e30s? do i need any special tools?

[Digitalwave]

It's easy. You need a 19mm socket to take the caliper off, a 6 or 7mm hex key to take the rotor off, and a rubber mallet to hit the rotor since it will probably be rusted to the hub.

Then you'll want a 7mm open end wrench for the caliper bleeder nipple. The brake pads slide in and out.

[Ryan Stewart]

Yan where are you?

Dont get Brembo. Just get stock rotors with either stock pads or greenstuffs.

[BahnE30]

mine caliper bolts are 13mm i just used a wrench and then flipped another 13 mm one on the end for leverage and the twisted right out

[Spaz]

[quote="Digitalwave"]rubber mallet to hit the rotor since it will probably be rusted to the hub.
quote]

don't be a bitch, use a 30 oz hammer, your not reusing the rotor anyways.

[YAN-3]

ryan im back home now and have a bunch of stuff to do, i saw your car at davids place with the motor in i cant believe it man, thats awsome oh and why not Brembo?

[Ryan Stewart]

The drilled/slotted rotors dont gain you much and would probably shorten your pad life. Thier pads are not exceptional and all thier stuff just costs too much.

Stock rotors do the same job and EBCs are nice for light racing and heavy street use and are minimal dust pads.

[BahnE30]

i have stock rotors and just EBC green stuff pads all around and i like em
a lot of people have been surprised at how well the car stops....

[JasonH]

I had to pull the EBC greens off of my car a couple of weeks ago. They performed well when they had some heat, but I found they had terrible cold bite. This may or may not be a problem depending up your application. Is it a street-only car? The EBC greens are definitely LOW DUST, though.

[Spaz]

found a cheap place for parts

https://www.worldpac.com

check em out.

[kansas-ix]

worldpac has been around for ever and I can say they get shit out fast, Star Motors, where I used to work used them and SSF out of CA.

[///M42 sport]

how much do 325is weigh? B/c my cabrio is about 4k lbs. What do kind of rotors and pads do ya'll recommend for a little extra bite?

[YAN-3]

2710lbs for an 89 is

[Wes325]

I just got some brembo blanks from BMA, they will cut you a huge deal. Just 6 bucks more than the bottom of the line rotors. Well worth it IMHO.

[Addissimo]

my cabrio is about 4k lbs.

4000 pounds!!!?!?!?! WTF kindof cabrio do you drive? My 325 cabby only weighs 3050lbs...

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/spec_Exterior.aspx?modelid=138&trimid=-1&src=VIP&tab=2&sub=3

Assuming you drive a 318... your car only weighs 2900lbs...

http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/spec_Exterior.aspx?modelid=152&trimid=-1&src=VIP&tab=2&sub=3

no worries about pads with "extra bite" there... go for greenstuff